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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1971Reserved (ST)

Udayagiri

Winner — 1971

GOPAL PRADHAN
SWA· Grand Alliance
SWA 36.8%INC 26.2%4 others 37.0%
Votes
7,584
36.8% share
Winning margin
2,190
10.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
22.9%
of 90,004

A clear win with a 10.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOPAL PRADHAN
Grand Alliance
7,58436.8%
2
SARANG DHAR PRADHAN
Congress (R)
5,39426.2%
3
GANESH PRADHAN
UTC
3,31216.1%
4
RAGHUNATH MALLIK
Grand Alliance
1,5187.4%
5
SAUL PRADHAN
IND
1,5167.4%
6
JAYARAM PRADHAN
JAC
1,2766.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (106th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 1.2% · max 35.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
106th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
127th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 36.8%INC 26.2%UTC 16.1%BJS 7.4%IND 7.4%JAC 6.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,40,361
Density
545 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,644 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.0%
Electricity52.9%
Sanitation17.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate84.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.4%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance50.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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